| 100% | ATLAST | 6 | Beyoncé cover song and first dance for an Obama inauguration party |
| 31% | RETIREMENT | 10 | Occasion for an office party and a gold watch, perhaps |
| 30% | EMINEM | 6 | First rapper to win an Oscar for Best Original Song |
| 30% | UTOPIA | 6 | Term for an imaginary and perfect society, first coined by Sir Thomas More |
| 29% | BEAUTIFULLIAR | 13 | Beyoncé and 36-Across song that won an MTV Video Music Award for Most Earthshattering Collaboration in 2007 (2 wds.) |
| 28% | BAILANDO | 8 | Spanish word for dancing; an Enrique Iglesias song |
| 28% | SHESAWOMAN | 10 | 1964 Beatles song, and an apt clue for 17-, 23-, 36- and 46-Across |
| 27% | ARTS | 4 | Song and dance |
| 27% | ARTS | 4 | Song and dance? |
| 27% | RIGAMAROLE | 10 | Song and dance |
| 27% | SIDNEY | 6 | Actor and director Poitier, the first black person to win an Oscar for best actor |
| 27% | THEARTS | 7 | Song and dance, etc. |
| 27% | ARTS | 4 | Song and dance, say |
| 27% | MICHELLE | 8 | ___ Obama, former first lady of the United States who cameoed in an episode of "Parks and Recreation" |
| 26% | PERFORM | 7 | Sing or dance for an audience, say |
| 26% | WHO | 3 | The ___, an English band with hit songs like "My Generation" and "I Can See For Miles" |
| 26% | ARTS | 4 | Song and dance, e.g. |
| 26% | ARTES | 5 | Song and dance, in Seville |
| 26% | COMMON | 6 | Rapper and actor who won an Oscar for song Glory |
| 26% | REVUE | 5 | Skits, songs and dances |
| 26% | EBONY | 5 | Magazine with Barack and Michelle Obama on a 2007 cover with the caption "America's Next First Couple?" |
| 26% | FIGHTFORYOU | 11 | "Judas and the Black Messiah" song that won an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2021 (3 wds.) |
| 26% | PUNCH | 5 | *Coconut ___, eggnog alternative for Christmas in July ... and an oft-spiked drink one might have at a party |
| 26% | YOUCANCALLMEAL | 14 | 1986 hit song for Paul Simon ... or an instruction from the starts of 20-, 34- and 41-Across? |
| 25% | ACT | 3 | The whole song and dance? |
| 25% | CALYPSO | 7 | Trinidadian song and dance style |
| 25% | PATIO | 5 | Setting for an outdoor party |
| 25% | LANAI | 5 | Locale for an outdoor party |
| 25% | PATIO | 5 | Spot for an outdoor party |
| 25% | TEASERVICE | 10 | *Collection for an afternoon party |